Stifel cuts target for Badger Meter stock to USD 150.00 from 165.00

Published on 10/20/2026 at 20:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q2 sales fell 7.00 percent to USD 222.32 million. Badger Meter stock was trading at EUR 113.60 on October 20, 2026 at 7:52 p.m. CEST.

Analyst target and upcoming results

Stifel cut its Badger Meter target to USD 150.00 from USD 165.00 on October 19, 2026.
Second-quarter sales fell 7.00 percent to USD 222.32 million for the period ended June 30, 2026.
Badger Meter stock was trading at EUR 113.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:52 p.m. CEST.

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Stifel cut its Badger Meter price target to USD 150.00 from USD 165.00 while maintaining a Buy rating, according to Investing.com on October 19, 2026. The move puts the analyst view below the broader consensus targets cited in recent market coverage. Badger Meter stock was trading at EUR 113.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:52 p.m. CEST.

Target cut meets a near-term test

The analyst change arrives before Badger Meter's third-quarter report. MarketBeat lists consensus expectations of USD 1.23 in earnings per share and USD 240.44 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2026, compared with USD 1.19 and USD 235.65 million in the prior-year quarter. That comparison makes the October report a clear test of whether projected growth can offset the concerns behind the target reduction.

Second-quarter margin sets the baseline

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, Badger Meter reported sales of USD 222.32 million, down 7.00 percent from USD 238.10 million a year earlier but up 10.00 percent sequentially. Operating earnings fell 12.00 percent to USD 39.40 million, while operating margin declined to 17.70 percent from 18.80 percent, according to Business Wire. The sequential sales increase therefore came with weaker year-over-year profitability, leaving margins as an important part of the next update.

Stock position and valuation

Badger Meter's market capitalization was USD 3.7 billion on October 20, 2026, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.82. Its 52-week range was USD 112.09 to USD 204.00, placing the stock above its yearly low and well below its yearly high. The stock was down 27.00 percent year to date, according to Investing.com, while the Nasdaq quote showed USD 127.63 at 2:00 p.m. ET on October 20, 2026.

Comparison with peers

BMI: price-to-earnings ratio 29.82, market capitalization USD 3.7 billion. A. O. Smith (NYSE, USD): up 1.14 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 16.52, market capitalization USD 8.1 billion. IDEX (NYSE, USD): down 1.00 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 33.28, market capitalization USD 17.1 billion.

What comes next for BMI

Badger Meter is scheduled to release its third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on October 22, 2026, followed by a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET, according to MarketBeat. Management's second-quarter figures and the revised Stifel target give investors two concrete benchmarks: revenue against USD 240.44 million consensus and profitability against the 17.70 percent operating margin.

Price stays below the yearly high

The stock's valuation remains tied to the October earnings test, while the market capitalization and 52-week range frame the scale of the move. The latest euro quotation was EUR 113.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:52 p.m. CEST.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Badger Meter stock.